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Hold on to your hats, ladies and gentlemen. What I’m about to tell you is nothing short of a modern artistic innovation.

Glitter. It’s not just for arts and crafts any more.

Let me take a moment to explain. If you’re reading this blog, you know that it’s really the place to come for the latest updates and innovations in the fast painting world. For instance, when Michael Ostaski became the first speed painter to paint with flames, you saw the news right here. Now, it’s time to bring you the next big thing – speed glitter painting.

Behind the scenes, it’s actually quite interesting. There’s a ton of planning involved – buying the right glitter to use is the first, essential step to creating a spectacular sparkling portrait. If the glitter is too big, it doesn’t form the picture correctly. If you don’t get the right color, you are simply asking for trouble (one must think before creating John Lennon in mustard yellow sparkles!).

What else might surprise you is the amount of sheer skill that’s involved. When speed painting with regular, visible paint, you always have what you just painted as a frame of reference. When painting with clear glue, the artist must trust his painter’s hands and fly blind (or, more appropriately, paint blind). Without the talent, you could be thinking that you’re painting a portrait of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but when you glitterize it, you’ve actually painted something resembling a play-doh sculpture that got stepped on by accident.

What makes the glitter painting so outstanding is the wow factor it inevitably provides. Imagine a picture taking shape immediately and completely all at once! It’s the perfect way to end a show in front of thousands or a Saturday night. But don’t take my word for it; take a look at the video!